Walden or, Life in the Woods and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
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- English Books
- Mass Market Paperback 255 Pages
- Edition: 1
- Publisher: Signet Classics
- Pub date: Jan 01, 1960
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, Unbound, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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"Walden" is a record of that experiment in simple living...Robinson Crusoe existence, bare of creature comforts but rich in contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man. On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is [the author's] classic protest against government's interference with individu ... (continue)
"Walden" is a record of that experiment in simple living...Robinson Crusoe existence, bare of creature comforts but rich in contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man. On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is [the author's] classic protest against government's interference with individual liberty. One of the most famous essays ever written, it came to the attention of Gandhi and formed the basis for his passive resistance movement.
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